/**
 * AjLog - The AspectJ based logging facade
 * 
 * Copyright (C) 2009 - 2010, Marko Umek. All rights reserved.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
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 */
package org.ajlog.core.message;

/**
 * IMessageParserResultCollector is responsible for collecting the message
 * parser results.
 * 
 * @author Marko Umek
 * 
 * @see MessageParser#parseMessage(String, IMessageParserResultCollector)
 * 
 */
public interface IMessageParserResultCollector {

    /**
     * appendFixedMessage will be called, if the parser has found fixed message
     * part without any dynamic content.
     * 
     * @param fixedMessagePart
     */
    void appendFixedMessage(String fixedMessagePart);

    /**
     * appendVariable if the message parser found a
     * 
     * @param variable
     *            the variable
     * 
     * @return <code>true</code> if was a valid variable
     */
    boolean appendVariable(String variable);

}
